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date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 7 October that they intend to legislate to change the language and presentation of information in debt letters, what changes they plan to make to letters and notices from HMRC to taxpayers deemed to be in default on tax payments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The changes referred to in the legislation apply to lenders in the credit industry, rather than Government departments. HMRC’s letters are always being reviewed and improved to follow best practice in debt collection. At the start of the pandemic, HMRC reviewed and amended the majority of their debt collection letters so they were tailored to taxpayers’ changing circumstances and to promote the support available to them.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/10/2020 13:14:26 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1242801

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Department for Transport at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and its Executive Agencies employ the following numbers of BAME Civil Servants at the grades listed:</p><p> </p><p>SCS1: 6</p><p>SCS2: 2</p><p>SCS3: 0</p><p>SCS4: 0</p><p> </p><p>These figures only include individuals who have self-identified as being of a BAME background; there are other individuals who have either not made a declaration or have indicated that they prefer not to disclose this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/10/2020 13:29:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1242804

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department collects this information from employees who declare their ethnicity on a voluntary basis. Due to the number of SCS declaring and the data protection risk this creates, we are unable to breakdown this information by SCS grade from 1 to 4, as requested.</p><p>Published Annual Civil Service statistics include BAME representation by Department and can be found (attached) here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcivil-service-statistics-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C5c1dd4fee5024b616e4b08d876b411b1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637389863043676221%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kmaP1MQH0eyVZuGiokqJVcmo41mNqIF2fLxLTMEVCx0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2020</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 27/10/2020 17:31:43 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name 201027 Statistical_bulletin_-_Civil_Service_Statistics_2020 - HL9140.pdf title Civil Service statistics
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1242806

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer to the published diversity and inclusion data for the Civil Service: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service is committed to diversity and inclusion and to reflecting the country that we serve, and is taking targeted action to tackle underrepresentation, especially in the Senior Civil Service (SCS). Our workforce data shows that the Civil Service as a whole is broadly representative of the UK’s working population, but there is more to be done to ensure that this diversity is reflected at all levels across departments and professions. Our diversity and inclusion dashboard provides details of the percentage of SCS from an ethnic minority background, but this data does not differentiate the SCS grades (SCS1,2,3,4). Defra is unable to provide the breakdown by SCS grades due to the risk of identifying individuals.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/10/2020 15:58:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name PQ HL9141 Diversity and Inclusion Data.pdf title PQ HL9141 Diversity and Inclusion Data
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1242807

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are at the Ministry of Justice at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>At the end of June 2020, 17 SCS PB1 employees in the Ministry of Justice and its executive agencies had declared their ethnicity as BAME. The number of declared BAME employees in the other SCS grades is too small to disclose in accordance with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is taking action to increase the diversity of staff recruited to the Senior Civil Service. This has included a comprehensive review of SCS recruitment, looking at every aspect of the delivery model to encourage interest and ensure fairness, consistency and transparency for prospective candidates. This covers, but is not limited to: team resource and systems; inclusive recruitment guidance; marketing and attraction; job analysis; diversity data reporting; the assessment process; and panel composition and training.</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service wide diversity data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 27/10/2020 17:40:30 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer